Fire mysteriously reignited yesterday at the three-storey wooden structure at 48 Barrack and High Streets, Kingston, that was gutted on Easter Monday. Fire fighters were summoned to the scene and doused the building with water.Meanwhile, scores of victims remain homeless, with Digicel, Guyana Relief Council (GRC) and a number of concerned citizens assisting some who were sleeping on the pavement, while others were allowed the use of the Anglican Bishop’s residence opposite the destroyed building.GRC officials yesterday visited the fire scene and offered temporary housing at its Shelter facility (at Lot X, West of Public Road Ruimveldt) to 37 persons (20 adults, 10 children and 7 babies).? Nineteen (19) persons elected to stay at the facility.According to Admin Officer of the GRC, Ms Lynette Carter,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, during their stay at the temporary shelter the council provides all the basic amenities including food to those affected.? Material support includes items such as soap,China Jerseys Cheap, toilet paper,NFL Jerseys Cheap, pampers, sanitary napkins, toilet cleaner, mops, buckets,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, washing tubs, bath towels,Cheap NFL Jerseys, sheets, pillows, plates, spoons and adult and children underwear among other items.“Monetary contributions are very welcome to aid in defraying related expenses,” Carter added.Eric Phillips, of the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA), and Digicel representatives provided breakfast and other items.Residents in the Kingston area said that lots of persons were seen sleeping under the gutted dilapidated building that fire razed on Easter Monday.“That is real dangerous, suppose the building de fall now? Is another story and more misery. These people only get up and go over the road and like they don’t care what they do,” one nearby resident opined.This publication spoke to some of the fire victims and they collectively disclosed that they wanted assistance in whatever form it could be given. However, most are requesting assistance in acquiring affordable house lots.Mings Products and Services Chief Executive Officer, Stanley Ming, visited some of the fire victims at the site of the gutted building and promised to provide some assistance.The Benschop Foundation donated much need clothing.According to Fire Chief Marlon Gentle, an investigation has been launched into the cause of the fire, and from preliminary findings,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys China, it appears as if someone was cooking in one of the 26 rooms and might have forgotten the lighted kerosene stove and ventured outside.The fire started shortly after 14:00hrs on Monday, last.The local office of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) housed in a colonial wooden building was slightly scorched.A two-flat wooden building west of the destroyed building was also soaked, even as occupants were saving household effects.Fire Chief Gentle told reporters that the building was earmarked for demolition since 2007.According to Gentle, the City Engineer’s Department had also encountered difficulties getting the occupants out of the building, even though it was deemed unsafe.“We started closely looking at the building in 2007 and from since then they have been trying to get it down,” Gentle said.He further told media operatives that the fire service has identified another 27 buildings that are fire hazards.Gentle said that the incident served as a tragic warning for the persons who are affected.Of the 27 buildings which were identified for demolition, three have since been taken down, mainly by the owners.Mayor Hamilton Green in an invited comment said that the building was ordered to be demolished since last year. He explained that the occupants were given notice and recommendations were made for them to approach the Ministry of Housing, since they claimed to have nowhere else to go.

Intervening measures at four target primary schools, may have allowed for noticeable improvement of pupils’ science performances.At least this is the deduction of officials of the Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) Non-Governmental Organisation, which during a recent interview with this publication concluded that “the intervention was a major contributory factor.”The intervention, which was funded by Exxon Mobil, an American multi-national oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving,Wholesale Football Jerseys, Texas, United States, was characterised by an Inquiry-based Science Education (IBSE) project at the target schools, which came to an official end last month.YCG’s Dmitri Nicholson (left) and Germaine WatsonThe project was conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Education through its National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD).According to YCG’s Education Programme Manager, Germaine Watson, some 400 pupils and 20 teachers,NFL Jerseys China, from the Skeldon and All Saints Primaries in Region Six and the Peter’s Hall and Beterverwagting/Triumph Primaries in Region Four, were reached through the project. They all benefited from training aimed at improving their understanding of Science.The project saw YCG providing kits to enable training in the use of Inquiry-Based Science,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, with a view to enhancing the skills of teachers as well as to increase access to instructional materials by students at the Grades Five and Six levels.Facilitated by the Education Ministry’s National Science Coordinator, Ms Petal Punalall-Jettoo,Cheap Jerseys Outlet, the IBSE Project was intended to use laboratory and household equipment to better teach and understand Science by doing practical activities.“We supported NCERD to make these things happen…so this means that we find ways that we can use the skills that exist within the network of YCG to give a knowledge-base to what NCERD is doing. Moreover, what we do is find the people and resources to aid what NCERD does,Cheap Soccer Jerseys,” said Watson.And although there are a number of factors that can determine the performances of pupils, Watson is convinced that “the results show that we can expect students to be performing better in Science in the schools that participated.” He noted that despite the possibility that the improved performances may be considered a small accomplishment, it was realised within a relatively short period. The project was implemented during the second term of the school year, and according to Watson “in the very second and third terms we saw an increase in results in terms of the number of passes of pupils in Science.”According to YCG’s Executive Director, Dmitri Nicholson, the non-governmental organisation has been collaborating extensively with the Education Ministry, and doing so in the area of Science comes even as moves are being made to bolster interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).And it is the expectation of Nicholson that the trained teachers will be able to use their skills to create among themselves a network where they can discuss with each other, ways to improve their methods of teaching.“We think that the long term effect would become greater, because they will not need an outside intervention to improve the science grades,” said Nicholson.But according to Watson, although the science project has come to an end, YCG will still be looking to offer its assistance to the schools in terms of follow-up training.? This is essential,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, he said, since “Science is changing all the time and there are techniques that we can research and implement…”He noted that although the Science Curriculum is standard, the method of teaching can vary at individual schools. And since there is a manual that goes along with the Science curriculum, Watson said that any changes in the curriculum will have to be reflected in the manual, an undertaking that YCG is capable and willing to engage.The YCG officials are also hoping to take the inquiry-based programme to other schools, and are therefore anticipating further financial support from Exxon Mobil. However, the NGO officials are optimistic that similar support could be realised from local private sector companies that would be willing to support a worthy initiative.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday jumped to the defence of the Director of Public ProsecutionsAttorney General,Wholesale Jerseys,Anil Nandlall(DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack saying that she has every right to advise the Guyana Police Force in favour of Attorney General,Cheap Jerseys Store, Anil Nandlall.Speaking at the PPP’s weekly press conference,China NFL Jerseys, the party’s General Secretary,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, Clement Rohee, said that it stands ready to defend “hardworking professionals and those who hold public offices in the discharge of their professional duties.” His reference was to the DPP.Rohee told the media that his party is disappointed but not surprised by the position adopted by both the Alliance For Change and A Partnership for National Unity on the advice offered by the DPP “on the allegations made by the learned Attorney General Mr. Anil Nandlall against the publisher of Kaieteur News.”This is with regard to the threats Nandlall made to the lives of Kaieteur News staff.Rohee said that it seems that for the political opposition,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the only correct and acceptable advice that could be offered by the DPP is one that puts Nandlall,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, and by extension the PPP/C administration in a bad light “even though the DPP took pains to clarify the reasons for arriving at her decision on the matter.”Rohee said that the PPP fully supports the DPP on the advice she offered. He claimed that it is consistent with the views of a significant body of public opinion to the effect that the allegations against the AG were politically motivatedDirector of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hackand designed to denigrate the AG and the office he holds.Rohee said that the PPP condemns the “unwarranted and unsubstantiated attacks on the DPP’s Chambers and other Government officials whose only crime is to uphold the integrity of their offices and their professionalism.”He called on the opposition parties and other to desist from making statements that are designed to attack the professionalism and integrity of public officers.Rohee said that the attacks on the DPP’s Chambers, is yet another attempt to subvert the justice system.

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